Showing Pride in Bhutan (Arizona Daily Sun)
Dancers from the Black Neck Crane Dance Troupe of Bhutan performed the ‘Dance of the Ging with Drums’ Thursday afternoon in front of a crowd in the du Bois Ballroom on NAU’s campus. Members of the troupe put on a show featuring sacred mask dances as well as traditional folk dances of Bhutanese heritage.

Resettlement of Bhutanese refugee in Nepal set to start (People’s Daily)
The resettlement process of Bhutanese refugees is to begin after Tihar festival with more than 10 thousand refugees having shown interest in voluntary third country resettlement, local leading media group’s website Nepalnews reported on Fri …

Bus accident claims one Bhutanese life (Kuensel)
25 October, 2007 - A 54-year old Bhutanese man was killed on the spot and several others injured when the bus they were travelling in toppled near Bijni in Assam, India, on October 14 around 12:30 pm.

Rain plays spoilsport with Punakha’s paddy (Kuensel)
25 October, 2007 - Punakha, one of the leading paddy producing dzongkhags in the country, could see their paddy yield considerably depleted this year because of a spell of hostile seasonal conditions, which struck much of its fields, says the dzongkhag’s agriculture office.

Q&A: Introducing refugees from Bhutan to the world (AlertNet)
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees A young American filmmaker who grew up in Nepal has returned to document refugees from Bhutan, in a film that sweeps from the refugee camps of the Nepalese countryside to New York City.

Bhutan Upper House polls on Dec 26 (Gulf Times)
THIMPHU: Political frenzy has gripped Bhutan with the poll panel announcing that elections to the country’s National Council - the Upper House of parliament - will be held on December 26.

Bhutan upper house polls on Dec 26 (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Thimphu, Oct 22 (IANS) Political frenzy has gripped Bhutan with the poll panel announcing that elections to the country’s National Council — the Upper House of Parliament — will be held on Dec 26.

Bhutan upper house polls on Dec 26 (EARTHtimes.org)
Thimphu, Oct 22 - Political frenzy has gripped Bhutan with the poll panel announcing that elections to the country’s National Council — the Upper House of Parliament — will be held on Dec 26.

Bhutan elections on December 26 (The Hindu)
Thimphu: The elections to Bhutan’s National Council — the upper house of parliament — will be held on December 26, the Himalayan nation’s poll panel has announced. The National Council will have 20 directly …

Bhutan to hold National Council elections on Dec 26 (Press Trust of India)
Thimphu, Oct 21 (PTI) The elections to Bhutan’s National Council — the upper house of parliament — will be held on December 26, the Himalayan nation’s poll panel has announced.

Gasa gets its first NC candidate

26 October, 2007 - Remote Gasa dzongkhag has got its first National Council candidate in 27-year old Yeshey Dorji from Damji, Khamey gewog.

Rain plays spoilsport with Punakha’s paddy

Making hay while the sun shines

25 October, 2007 - Punakha, one of the leading paddy producing dzongkhags in the country, could see their paddy yield considerably depleted this year because of a spell of hostile seasonal conditions, which struck much of its fields, says the dzongkhag’s agriculture office.

Electoral race hots up
25 October, 2007 - The people of Drakten-Langthel constituency in Trongsa barely know their constituency candidates contesting the National Assembly elections but they have already started making choices.

Glut of new hotels eats into profits
25 October, 2007 - The mushrooming of new hotels in Bumthang town is pulling down the revenue of established hotels, which, just a year ago, was on an upward swing, riding on the growth of tourist arrivals in the country.

3 years after construction, school yet to function

The “ghost” school of Langthel gewog

25 October, 2007 - Except for the marijuana plants and dried cow dung lying around the new Shebenbi Community Primary School in Langthel gewog, Trongsa, the place looks abandoned.

Women’s forum in Wangdue

Women at the meet

25 October, 2007 - The non-availability of condoms in remote areas, teenage pregnancy and prevention of HIV/AIDS were some of the issues raised by the women of Wangduephodrang at an October 20 meeting organised by the women and youth department of the People’s Democratic Party.

Bus accident claims one Bhutanese life
25 October, 2007 - A 54-year old Bhutanese man was killed on the spot and several others injured when the bus they were travelling in toppled near Bijni in Assam, India, on October 14 around 12:30 pm.

Bhutan commemorates UN Day

24 October, 2007 - The Resident Coordinator of the UN System in Bhutan, Mr. Nicholas Rosellini, the Tshennyi Lopon and the caretaker prime minister, Lyonpo Kinzang Dorji lit butter lamps at the Tashichhodzong this morning to mark the 62nd anniversary of the United Nations.

No room for mediocrity
24 October, 2007 - Addressing the closing ceremony of an orientation programme for more than 1000 university graduates on Saturday, His Majesty the King spoke to the nation this week. The depth and horizon of the royal thoughts provide a much-needed perspective of the political evolution today and a clear view of the royal vision for the nation’s future.

His Majesty the King’s Address to Graduates of 2007

His Majesty King Khesar with the graduates of 2007

24 October, 2007 - There are only three things that I always keep in mind when I am working – three things that influence all decisions that I take. The first is the Peace, Security and Prosperity for Bhutan now and in the future. Second issue that I consider very important for our country’s future is the Achievement of the goals of Gross National Happiness. The third is Building a Vibrant Democracy for our country.

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